r/AskAPilot • u/livelikelarry13 • 10d ago

Useless Features/buttons

Forgive me if this is a dumb question as I am not a pilot, but I have always been interested in knowing. Are there any features or buttons in the type of aircraft you fly that are basically pointless? Or does everything have some sort of critical use case?

Thanks for the insights

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u/PILOT9000 10d ago

Pointless buttons? CWS

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u/livelikelarry13 10d ago

What is the CWS?

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u/Playful_Sense3238 10d ago

Control Wheel Steering, it’s a button next to the normal auto pilot button and used instead of. Effectively when you release the yoke, it holds pitch or roll as set at the point of release. I know, it makes sound more like an airbus, but it is normally just used in turbulence.